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FEED TROUGH. v No. 391,220. Patented Oct. 16, 1888.

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UNTTED STATES ROBERT AITOHESON, OF BURTONSVILLE, MARYLAND.

FEED-THOUGH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,220, dated October16, 1888.

Serial No. 280,136. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT AITOHESON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Burtonsville, in the county of Montgomery and State ofMaryland, haveinvented new and use 'ful Improvements in FoldingFeed-Troughs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to feed-troughs, and has for its object tofurnishafeed-trough which will stand rigidly upon its legs while in use,and may be compactly folded and stowed away in a small space when not inuse, being of substantial, light, and cheap construction.

lVith these objects in view my invention consists in the improvedconstruction, arrangement, and combination of parts, hereinafter fullydescribed, and afterwardspecifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of afeed-trough embodying my invention set up for use. Fig. 2 is a sectionalview on the line 0c of Fig. 3, and Fig. 3 is a reverse plan view of thetrough shown in Fig. 1 in the position its parts are brought to whenfolded for storage or transportation.

Like letters of reference marl; the same parts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A is the trough, composed of awooden bottom, B, a canvas strip, 0, forming the sides and ends, securedto the bottom B by means of a leather or metal strip, D, and nails,tacks, or screws d, and wooden end pieces, E F, secured to the canvasends of the trough.

G H I J represent the legs, which are pivoted to the wooden end pieces,E F, by means of boltsgh zj, as shown. The legs G I are outside of thelegs H J, and are provided with inclined notches, as shown at 7;, inwhich the said inside legs rest when the trough is set up for use, as inFig. 1. Braces L M, attached to the legs, connect those of one end withthose of the other end, and may be crossed, as shown in full lines inFig. 1, or passed straight, as shown in dotted lines in the same figure.

The operation of my invention may be described as follows, viz:Supposing the trough to be set up for use, as in Fig. 1, and that it isdesired to fold it in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the braces LM are unhooked,and the end pieces, E F, are folded down upon the woodenbottom B, the canvas acting as a hinge to allow such folding. Thclegsare now parted slightly by raising the outer ones, G I, disengaging thelatter from the inclined notches 7c. The legs now lie upon the woodenend pieces, with their upper ends toward the center, and are turned upontheir bolts as pivots until they are in the reverse position, as shownin Fig. 3, the legs G and I being turned in advance of the legs H and J,said legs G and I being pivoted at a short distance from the ends of thewooden end pieces, E and F, so that all the legs when folded may restupon the bottom Bin parallel lines, as plainly shown in Fig. 3.

Then in the folded position,the braces may be wrapped around the wholestructure and hooked, thus firmly securing the parts from accidentaldisplacement.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that my device is cheapand simple in construction and not liable to get out of order. YVhen setup for use, it is a complete feedtrough, fully as good as a rigid woodenstructure, while by simple manipulation it may be folded in a mostcompact bundle and stowed away in a very small space.

It will be readily understood that the bottom and end pieces of thetrough and the legs may be made of metal, if desired, and the canvas bediscarded, and any other flexible fabricsuch, for instance, as rubberclothbe used instead thereof without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A folding feed trough consisting of a rigid bottom, sides and endscomposed of a strip of flexible fabric secured around the edge of saidbottom, rigid end pieces secured to said flexible strip, and foldinglegs pivoted to said rigid end pieces, as set forth.

2. A folding feed-trough provided with a rigid bottom, flexible sidesand ends secured to said bottom, rigid end pieces secured to saidflexible ends, legs mounted on said rigid end braces L M to connect legsG H to legs I J as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT AITOHESON. Witnesses:

S. BRASHEARS, JOHN P. DUVALL.

